sbt Command Examples

Build tool for Scala and Java projects. More information: https://www.scala-sbt.org/1.x/docs/.

• Start a REPL (interactive shell):

sbt

• Create a new Scala project from an existing Giter8 template hosted on GitHub:

sbt new {{scala/hello-world.g8}}

• Compile and run all tests:

sbt test

• Delete all generated files in the target directory:

sbt clean

• Compile the main sources in src/main/scala and src/main/java directories:

sbt compile

• Use the specified version of sbt:

sbt -sbt-version {{version}}

• Use a specific jar file as the sbt launcher:

sbt -sbt-jar {{path}}

• List all sbt options:

sbt -h